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Introducing Our New CEO: Sandra M. Clark
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Sign Me Up
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Your feet, your skates, your body, become one with the rink
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Go To The Clouds
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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”
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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”
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When Santas Stormed Macy’s
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2021: A Year in Stories

Look back on 2021 with us by revisiting some stories we shared this year in our new collection.

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2021: A Year in Stories

2021: A Year in Stories
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A Life of Honor
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A Life of Honor
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Father Mychal's Blessing
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Father Mychal's Blessing
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“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”
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“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”

Get to Know StoryCorps

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An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
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Stories to Lift Your Spirit

#TheGreatListen

There is still time to participate in The Great Thanksgiving Listen! Gather your loved ones this holiday season and give the gift of intergenerational story telling.

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“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”
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“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”

An African American family that traces its roots back to Nancy Carter Quander, a woman who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington, talks about keeping their history alive through annual family reunions.
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“As soon as I landed, I was home.”
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“As soon as I landed, I was home.”

Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, father and daughter, Walid and Magda Sakaan, remember their lives in Syria.
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Lola's Work
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Lola's Work

Crescenciana “Lola” Tan, originally from the Philippines, came to California to help raise her grandkids. Her daughter Olivia and grandson Kenneth used StoryCorps Connect to share some of the lessons she imparted and the memories they cherish from Lola’s storied life.
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The Little Things
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The Little Things

For the past eight years, Herman Travis has pushed a heavy shopping cart full of groceries to bring to elderly neighbors in a low-income housing complex. He was joined at StoryCorps by one the residents he delivers to, Robert Cochran, to talk about the impact of that gesture.